WoRMS name details
Acabaria africana (Kükenthal, 1908)
1564389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1564389)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Melitodes africana Kükenthal, 1908) Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 194 [details]
page(s): 194 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Acabaria africana (Kükenthal, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1564389 on 2026-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Melitodes africana Kükenthal, 1908) Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 194 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 194 [details]
basis of record Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Williams, G.C. (1987). The aberrant and monotypic soft coral genus Malacacanthus Thomson, 1910 (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) endemic to southern Africa. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21: 1337-1346., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938700770841
page(s): 1341 [details]
page(s): 1341 [details]
